School: Inishcaltra

Location:
Cappaduff, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Énrí Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0589, Page 089

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0589, Page 089

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  1. There are a lot of place names in this parish.
    There is a field called the Curragh field because it is a big level field and it is near the Curragh river. There is a crossroads called Hearts cross. It is so called because there was a man named Heart living where the cross is now. There is a farm going into the Shannon and it is called the point of Ryan. We have a field called the hurricane because it has no shelter on any side of
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lillie Dooley
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Jimmie Bugler
    Gender
    Male